[George M. Middius[_4_]]

Poor Scottie. You're confused again. Into that miasma of disorientation
you've added your usual dripping ladle of frustration and unfocused anger.
Well, I'm here to help. I found the following short list on various sites.
If you follow these guidelines, you too can earn the praise of other RAOers
for being a "good writer". Let me know if you need any of it explained.


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Pointers for Making Your Writing Understandable and Interesting

• Cast coherent paragraphs. A coherent paragraph is a group of sentences
all relating to one basic idea.

• Paragraphs should be neither too short nor too long. A paragraph that is
just right conveys the thoughts you intend without bringing in extraneous
ideas.

• Choose the word that best conveys the meaning you intend. Consideration
should be given both to denotations and connotations.

• Write with an economy of words. Communicate a fact, opinion, argument,
etc. with as few words as possible.

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It's not a complete list of all elements of good writing. It doesn't
address onomatopoeia words, which you hate. It doesn't address the
importance of proofreading, the value of avoiding dorky chat-room
shorthand, or the virtue of cloaking expressions of raw emotion in tropes.
Which is to say, in a word, that it won't do you any good. But here it is
anyway, as a gift -- just one more thing to remind you how inferior you
are.